diff --git a/src/sdl-instead/game.c b/src/sdl-instead/game.c
index 3aca300..3ae0519 100644
--- a/src/sdl-instead/game.c
+++ b/src/sdl-instead/game.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ char	*curgame_dir = NULL;
 
 int game_own_theme = 0;
 
-static void game_cursor(int on);
+void game_cursor(int on);
 static void mouse_reset(void);
 static void menu_toggle(void);
 
@@ -1096,6 +1096,7 @@ int game_cmd(char *cmd)
 	
 	/* draw title and ways */
 	if (new_pict || new_place) {
+		game_cursor(-1);
 		img_t offscreen = gfx_new(game_theme.w, game_theme.h);
 		oldscreen = gfx_screen(offscreen);
 		gfx_draw(oldscreen, 0, 0);
@@ -1138,6 +1139,7 @@ int game_cmd(char *cmd)
 //	scene_scrollbar();
 	if (new_pict || new_place) {
 		img_t offscreen;
+		game_cursor(-1);
 		offscreen = gfx_screen(oldscreen);
 		gfx_change_screen(offscreen);
 		gfx_free_image(offscreen);
@@ -1453,7 +1455,7 @@ int game_click(int x, int y, int action)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void game_cursor(int on)
+void game_cursor(int on)
 {
 	static img_t	grab = NULL;
 	static img_t 	cur;
diff --git a/src/sdl-instead/game.h b/src/sdl-instead/game.h
index 4e63eb1..0c71748 100644
--- a/src/sdl-instead/game.h
+++ b/src/sdl-instead/game.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ extern char 	*game_cfg_path(void);
 extern char 	*game_save_path(int rc, int nr);
 
 extern char 	*game_locale(void);
+extern void 	game_cursor(int on); /* must be called with -1 before gfx change and 1 after */
 
 struct game {
 	char *path;
diff --git a/src/sdl-instead/graphics.c b/src/sdl-instead/graphics.c
index 82f300c..a802cd0 100644
--- a/src/sdl-instead/graphics.c
+++ b/src/sdl-instead/graphics.c
@@ -2097,8 +2097,10 @@ static void update_gfx(void *aux)
 	img_t img = (img_t) aux;
 	if (step_nr == -1)
 		return;
+	game_cursor(-1);
 	gfx_set_alpha(img, (255 * (step_nr + 1)) / ALPHA_STEPS);
 	gfx_draw(img, 0, 0);
+	game_cursor(1);
 	gfx_flip();
 	step_nr ++;
 	if (step_nr == ALPHA_STEPS) {
diff --git a/stead/stead.lua b/stead/stead.lua
index 572a2eb..7298507 100644
--- a/stead/stead.lua
+++ b/stead/stead.lua
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ function list_add(self, name, pos)
 --		error "No string adding to list."
 --	end
 	nam = deref(name);
-	if list_find(self, nam) then
+	if self:look(nam) then
 		return nil
 	end
 	self.__modifyed__ = true;
@@ -425,12 +425,12 @@ end
 
 function list_search(self, n)
 	local i;
-	i = list_find(self, n);
+	i = self:look(n);
 	if not i then
-		i = list_name(self, n);
+		i = self:name(n);
 	end
 	if not i and tonumber(n) then
-		i = list_id(self, tonumber(n));
+		i = self:byid(tonumber(n));
 		if not i then
 			return nil
 		end